Research Catalog

Title

A representation of nationhood in the museum / Sang-hoon Jang.

Author

Chang, Sang-hun

Publication

• Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
• ©2020

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Details

Description

125 pages : illustrations (black and white); 22 cm.

Summary

"A Representation of Nationhood in the Museum examines how the National Museum of Korea, as a national repository of material culture and the state's premier exhibition facility, has shaped and been shaped by Korean nationalism. Exploring the processes by which the museum has discovered and interpreted material culture, using concepts of ethnic nationalism in the historical and political contexts of South Korean society, the book analyses how this nationalist interpretation has regulated South Koreans' understanding of their material culture. Issues considered include: cultural and political relations with China; Japanese colonial rule, cultural imperialism and its legacy; the division of Korea since 1945; the Korean War and nation building since liberation in 1945; and domestic political upheavals, including military coups in 1961 and in 1979. Demonstrating that authoritarian regimes' emphasis on the promotion of national unity drove national museums to establish national identity through material culture, Jang argues that international political and diplomatic factors also affect the process of the formation of national identity in a specific political context. Concerning itself with issues such as the relationship between politics and identity, museums and authoritarian regimes, this book should be essential reading for academics, researchers and postgraduate students in museum studies, nationalism studies, Asian studies and history departments"--

Series Statement

Routledge research on museums and heritage in Asia

Uniform Title

Routledge research on museums and heritage in Asia.

Subject

• Kungnip Chungang Pangmulgwan (Korea) > History
• Kungnip Chungang Pangmulgwan (Korea)
• National museums > Korea (South)
• Nationalism > Korea (South)
• National museums
• Museums > Political aspects
• Museums > Social aspects
• Nationalism
• Korea (South)

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction -- 1. Japanese cultural imperialism, museums and Koreans -- 2. Independence, the National Museum and the US -- 3. Ethnic nationalism and museum narrative -- 4. National narrative and South Korean society -- Conclusion: The museum and representation of nationhood -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Call Number

JFD 21-1758

ISBN

• 9781138367463
• 113836746X

LCCN

2019049939

OCLC

1124968706

Author

Chang, Sang-hun, author.

Title

A representation of nationhood in the museum / Sang-hoon Jang.

Publisher

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.

Copyright Date

©2020

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Routledge research on museums and heritage in Asia

Routledge research on museums and heritage in Asia.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Form:

Online version: Jang, Sang-hoon, A representation of nationhood in the museum 1. New York : Routledge, 2020. 9780429424090 (DLC) 2019049940

Research Call Number

JFD 21-1758